Abstract: A method is provided to communicate media information over a network comprising: in response to a request from a first application running on a first endpoint device for a media connection with a second application running on a second endpoint device, sending a request over a network for a media connection with the second application; wherein the media connection request includes an application identifier (AppID) associated with the first application; sending an authorization request to an application manager server to obtain authorization for the requested media connection; wherein the authorization request includes the AppID associated with the first application; communicating control information over a control session set up between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device; wherein the control information includes the AppID associated with the first application; and communicating media information over a media session.

Abstract: An endpoint device is provided that includes a processor and non-transitory media encoded with a communication protocol stack; an application that is configured to run on the endpoint device and to send a method call that includes a unique application identifier (AppID) associated with the application and that requests a media connection with another application running on a different endpoint device; an interface configured to, convert the method call to a network message that includes a media request that includes the AppID and that requests the media connection with the different endpoint device and that includes an authorization request that includes the AppID and that requests authorization from an application management server; and use the AppID information associated with the accessed information to route the accessed information to the application associated with the AppID.

Abstract: A method is provided to control communication between applications that communicate over a network comprising: designating a different respective application identifier (AppID) for each of a multiplicity of A2A enabled applications suitable to run on endpoint devices coupled to a network suitable for delivery of multimedia information; providing in non-transitory media a registry that indicates authorized AppIDs; receiving over the network a request originating from a first endpoint device for authorization for a media connection; wherein the authorization request includes an AppID; in response to the authorization request, determining whether the AppID within the authorization request matches an authorized AppID indicated within the registry; rejecting the authorization request in response to a determination that the AppID does not match an authorized AppID indicated within the registry.

Abstract: An endpoint device is provided that includes a processor and non-transitory media encoded with a communication protocol stack; an application that is configured to run on the endpoint device and to send a method call that includes a unique application identifier (AppID) associated with the application and that requests a media connection with another application running on a different endpoint device; an interface configured to, convert the method call to a network message that includes a media request that includes the AppID and that requests the media connection with the different endpoint device and that includes an authorization request that includes the AppID and that requests authorization from an application management server; and use the AppID information associated with the accessed information to route the accessed information to the application associated with the AppID.

Abstract: A method is provided to control communication between applications that communicate over a network comprising: designating a different respective application identifier (AppID) for each of a multiplicity of A2A enabled applications suitable to run on endpoint devices coupled to a network suitable for delivery of multimedia information; providing in non-transitory media a registry that indicates authorized AppIDs; receiving over the network a request originating from a first endpoint device for authorization for a media connection; wherein the authorization request includes an AppID; in response to the authorization request, determining whether the AppID within the authorization request matches an authorized AppID indicated within the registry; rejecting the authorization request in response to a determination that the AppID does not match an authorized AppID indicated within the registry.

Abstract: A method is provided to communicate media information over a network comprising: in response to a request from a first application running on a first endpoint device for a media connection with a second application running on a second endpoint device, sending a request over a network for a media connection with the second application; wherein the media connection request includes an application identifier (AppID) associated with the first application; sending an authorization request to an application manager server to obtain authorization for the requested media connection; wherein the authorization request includes the AppID associated with the first application; communicating control information over a control session set up between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device; wherein the control information includes the AppID associated with the first application; and communicating media information over a media session.